Call for Papers: 2018 International Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Markets

We invite contributions from researchers, educators, managers and students. Contributions may be conceptual, theoretical, or empirical. They should document research activity, case studies or best practices, shedding light on the theory or practice of engineering, technology, or innovation management, entrepreneurship, and address the strategic objective of technological change.

Major topic areas include:

Entrepreneurship and its ecosystem

Business Model Innovation in Emerging Markets

Cross-Border and Local Venture Capital Investment

New Markets for Entrepreneurs

Management of Innovation

Technology Management

New Technology Directions and Challenges

Managing Globalization Challenges

People and Organizations

Health, Sustainability, and Social Issues

There will be an opportunity to publish in a Special Issue of our journal IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management for selected papers submitted to the conference.

The conference will host an Industry Forum inviting speakers from industry leaders around the world that will provide visions and industry in a rapidly developing technology world.

In addition to these core technology management topics, we will open the door to special sessions on management during these challenging times as seen by sponsoring societies, for example, particular management issues as seen within computer, communications, and electronics areas. This is one of the TEMSCON series of conferences offered by IEEE TEMS.